Bottle



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' W. M. BREUK.

BOTTLE.

No. 555,758. Patented Mar. 3518965 llNrTnn STATES PATENT Orricn.

\VILLIAM M. BREOK, OF CLEVELAND, OIIIO.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 555,758, dated March 3, 1896.

Application filed A ril 22, 1895. Serial No. 546,594. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. BRECK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Ouyahoga, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of which I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in the construction of bottles, and is especially designed for use in bottling brands of liquors or medicines, the object being to prevent refilling the bottle with an inferior article after it has been emptied or partially emptied of itscontents as originally filled.

My invention consists in the peculiarlyformed nozzle and combination of ball-stoppers with fluid-passages, and the construction and arrangement of details as hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and more specifically pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical central section of the neck of the bottle provided with my improvements, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

In the figures, l is the upper portion of the bottle. 2 is the neck divided into two portions, of which the upper portion 3 is separated from the lower by the side walls, thus forming a chamber 4, in which rests the large ball 5. -A cap 6 is sleeved over both portions of the neck and serves to separate them sufficiently to form the chamber.

The lower portion of the neck is pierced at 7 with a central passage, and the upper portion is similarly pierced at 8. The upper portion of the passage 7 is enlarged at 9 to form a bearing for the smaller ball 10. A still larger expansion at 11 permits the liquid to flow around the ball 10 when the neck is reversed, as when pouring from the bottle. This space is increased by cuts 12 made in the sides of the expansion.

The passage 8 in the upper portion of the neck is centrally enlarged so as to form a chamber of doubly-conical form, in the expanded portion of which rests athird hall13, which is of less specific gravity than the liquid, and therefore floats upon it.

The inner opposite surfaces of the portions of the neck are concave at 14 and 15 to give the large ball freedom of movement, and cut 16 permits the liquid to pass the ball when the bottle is reversed.

At 17 will be seen a partition across the open end of the cap, which is provided with lateral openings 18, through which the liquid flows. This cap prevents the insertion of any tool into the neck of the bottle to dislodge the balls.

This bottle, as described, cannot be refilled without removing the entire cap and sleeve, which is prevented by permanently cementing or welding it upon the neck. This is accomplished in the following manner: As will be seen upon referring to the figures,when any liquid is poured into the neck from above the balls will prevent its entrance into the bottle. \Vhen the bottle is turned sidewise-as, for instance, on the left side-the large ball will roll to the extreme side of the chamber and press the lower ball against its seat. If the bottle is turned upside down and inserted inthe liquid, the light ball will immediately float against its seat and prevent the entrance of liquid. Thus, in whatever position the bottle may be immersed in liquid, a perfect seal is formed against the entrance of liquid, but when the bottle is full the liquid is easily poured out through the passages provided for that purpose.

The exact shape of parts as shown in the drawings is unimportant to the invention, since any configuration of passages which will accomplish the desired function is of the spirit of this invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' In a bottle, means for preventing its refilling consisting in the combination with solid portions 2 and 3 of the neck provided with concave inner faces of a chamber 4 separating the introduction of a tool into the neck to dislodge the balls, substantially as described. IO In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 22d day of March, 1895.

\VILLIALWI M. BRECK. [L. s]

ing these portionspassages 16 on the lower face of the upper portion passages 7 and 8 leading from said chamber through the neck, a central enlargement of the upper passage, 5 inclosin g a ball of 10W specific gravity, a small ball 10 seated in an expansion of the lower pas- Witnesses: sage, passages 12 leading therefrom, a large ball in the chamber, 4, and means for prevent- WM. M. MONROE, O. H. OLDs. 

